Morning Training Log

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Characters: Everyone!
Location: Training Ground, Shibusen
Rating: PG-13 for violence of the training sort
Time: 6am to 9am
Description: Training takes place every morning in the park to prepare the guests of the city for the ongoing war. It's handwaved most days, but approximately once a month this gets played out in a log. This log takes place on Friday, August 13th.

Official areas:

FAQ: In need of help or answers? Come here! Staffed by Neji.
Breakfast: The incentive for coming to Morning Training for those who actually don't care about Death City. All food providers are given funds to buy/prepare the food and are then paid for the time they spent cooking/preparing. Provided by a catering service for now
Combat Instruction: One can learn and improve on fighting techniques! Staffed by Cloud and Sion
Sparring: A bunch of people are there. You show up and pick one to fight. Staffed by Naruto and Sakura (beginners), Morgan (intermediate), Amaterasu and Cloud (advanced)
Weapon Transformation: New Weapon? Unsure on how to transform into a weapon (or how to transform back)? Go here! Staffed by Aqua
Soul Perception: Find out more about your soul, what they are, and what they potentially may do. Staffed by Death the Kid
Partner Training: Learn how to work as a partner! Staffed by Death the Kid and Sasuke
Weapons Handling Training: Learn how to handle sharp things and not so sharp things! Staffed by Auron and Genesis
Shooting Range: Learn to shoot a gun, not at quail though, so expect your face to come out of this just fine. Staffed by Naoto, Giroro, and Duo Maxwell
Meister Ability Helpers: Learn about your Meister ability and how to use it. Staffed by Akiha
Finding a Partner: Unpartnered Weapons and Meisters meet each other here! Staffed by Karina/Blue Rose
Medics: A place for medics to hang out, recruit and aid the injured - especially if they get shot in the face by accident. Staffed by Rosalia
Watch: This is where members of the watch meet up, chill, recruit and train! People interested in the watch welcome!
SEES: This is where SEES members hang out, and recruit!
Hug Brigade: A begrudgingly still opened squad dedicated to hugs of encouragement. Thank Lee for this! Staffed by Lee and his brigadiers!
Novelty Class - Resonance for Dummies!: A basic run-through of getting started and dealing with problems with resonance! Hosted by Naruto and Sakura

And of course, as always, feel free to make your own threads!

Comments

[gonext]

I see. And, how would you describe yourself?

[Karina's pretty curious herself, as she was a meister too. Her tag would show that.]

[rosso_fantasma]

[Another tricky question. She's supposed to be giving information to help find useful partners, right? Her memory flashes back to a few of the more choice evaluations of her personality she had gotten back home, though she's sure that using them would be a turn-off for a large number of partners.]

Intense, I guess? [That was one way of putting it.] For battles and stuff, I'd rather go all-out whenever possible.

[gonext]

Intense is good. Even as a weapon, having a strong personality can really help with guiding your partner.

[Karina jots it down on her clipboard.]

[rosso_fantasma]

[Well, that's good, then! She breaks into a small grin, obviously pleased with the positive reaction.]

Anything else you need to know?

[gonext]

Well... I'm a Meister. And I'm looking for a partner, too. If you'd like, we can try resonance.

[rosso_fantasma]

[In response, she gives a grin. That was certainly a good direction for this conversation to turn.]

Have you ever used a spear before?

[gonext]

[The grin makes her ease up a bit, too.]

Well, no. Not really. I've only ever used guns. But I'm willing to try anything.

[rosso_fantasma]

[Something about blondes and guns. Hm. Even so, that shouldn't pose much of a problem, right? If the resonance was good, that should pave the way toward learning how to wield the weapon properly, right? Right.]

Let's try, then! Whenever you're ready.

[gonext]

[That should be the case. Karina learned that when she became partners with Matt a long time ago. It was really about time she moved on.]

Okay!

[Summoning up her pep, she took Kyoko's hand and waited for her to transform.]

[rosso_fantasma]

[She doesn't have to wait long, as Kyoko takes little time in shifting into her weapon form. Soon enough, the long spear is resting in Karina's hand and Kyoko's soul is reaching out toward hers.]

[gonext]

[It's easy enough for them to resonate, thankfully. Karina's soul is cold, but she isn't a total ice queen deep inside. They can resonate fairly comfortably-- just enough so she could wield her. Karina shifts her stance and the way she holds Kyoko. This was definitely interesting.]

I'm pretty excited about learning how to wield you.

[rosso_fantasma]

[In contrast, Kyoko's soul is almost sparking with a firey energy, though the task of resonating with a new person does subdue it quite a bit, and there's a note of curiosity radiating from the soul. It's different, yes, but at least the two of them can fall into a suitable resonance.]

We should probably stick with the basics for now. [Working with someone who has never used a weapon similar to her form would certainly be a new challenge. And there's definitely no need to jump right in to the trickier business of using the spear in its segmented form.] Feel like you've got a good, balanced grip?

[gonext]

Okay then... I've got a good, balanced grip on you.

[And that, Karina is quite sure of, holding the body of the spear not like a sword, but like a pole-- almost like in polevaulting, but with the intent to charge at something. The sensation of resonating with Kyoko was definitely novel-- it was warm, fiery... challenging. So very different from the coolness of Matt or the flexible nature of Kyubey.]